The date of RFC 2396 is 1998, not 1995.
I think it is harmful to reference all of ([IETF RFC 2396], [IETF RFC 1738]
and
[IETF RFC 1808]); RFC 2396 was meant to replace and obsolete RFC 1738 and
1808, and actually wound up redefining some terms. I think that if you want
to point to history you can do so in the introduction, but that normative
references to URIs should reference 2396 only:
resource: "Note that this term and its definition are taken from the basic
specifications governing the World Wide Web, such as IETF RFCs [IETF RFC
2396],
[IETF RFC 1738] and [IETF RFC 1808]."
but only one definition should be taken...
"URI-reference // An optional URI ([IETF RFC 2396], [IETF RFC 1738] and
[IETF RFC 1808]) as interpreted "
but this term was defined in 2396 only.
About the linking document:
Note that the revision of the XML mime type definitions should reference
the "xml base" document, since the XML base document (re)defines the
mechanism for determining a BASE URL for its particular media type.
So it updates RFC 2376.
Larry
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